The energies and wavefunctions of an electron in a one-dimensional crystal are obtained for two Kronig-Penney models directly from the T matrix. The problems serve as good examples of the T-matrix method and indicate the usefulness of this approach in studying the behavior of electrons in crystals.
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© 1973 American Association of Physics Teachers.
1973
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